Loneliness in patients with cancer: the first year after cancer diagnosis KU Leuven
OBJECTIVES: We studied the frequency and evolution of social and emotional loneliness in older cancer patients in comparison with younger cancer patients and older people without cancer. We evaluated if changes in common cancer-related and ageing-related problems such as fatigue, cognitive functioning and functional status contributed to the occurrence of loneliness. METHODS: This study was part of the KLIMOP study (Dutch acronym for project on ...